Empowering the Elderly

Gerontological Health Promotion in Latin America

Bibliographic Data

ID11199690
AuthorsBarry Checkoway (University of Michigan, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume14
Issue1
Pages75-95
Publication date1994-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAgeing and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0144686x00000064
OpenAlexW2084039222
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

Older people are increasing in number and proportion of the population in Latin America and, as they do their health needs and social resources are becoming more apparent. In response, gerontologiacal health promotion is emerging as a new field emphasizing the community as a unit of health and the participation of older people in the process. Recognizing the need for more empirical research on the topic, this paper identifies initiatives that promote the health of perople in Costa Rica, Chile, and Argentina, by enabling them to plan programmes, develop services, and advocate change at the community level. It analyzes some of their common themes, and discusses general prospects for the future

Economic growth · Environmental health · Health promotion · Latin Americans · Political science · Population · Promotion (chess) · Public health · Public relations · Unit (ring theory) · Aging, Health, and Disability · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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